Erythrina suberosa Roxb.
HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae
GENUS: Erythrina L.
Erythrina suberosa Roxb. [Preferred name]
Erythrina alba Wight & Arn. {Synonym}
Erythrina glabrescens (Prain)R.Parker {Synonym}
Erythrina maxima Wight & Arn. {Synonym}
Erythrina stricta var.
suberosa (Roxb.)Niyomdham {Synonym}
Erythrina suberosa var.
glabrescens Prain {Synonym}
Erythrina sublobata Roxb. {Synonym}
Micropteryx suberosa (Roxb.)Walp. {Synonym}
Micropteryx sublobata (Roxb.)Walp. {Synonym}
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
- Asia
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Bhutan (N) [235, 285, 1947];
Burma (N) [285];
Cambodia (N) [1942];
China (N) [1942];
India (N) [235, 285, 1942, 1947, 3009, 3017, 3020, 3027, 3028, 3031, 3041, 3116, 3119, 3140, 3144, 3366, 3372, 3375, 3376, 3377];
Andhra Pradesh [3009];
Bihar [3031];
Delhi [3372];
Goa [3366];
Gujarat [3017];
Himachal Pradesh [3140];
Jammu-Kashmir [3041];
Karnataka [3020];
Kerala [3366];
Madhaya Pradesh [3375];
Maharashtra [3116];
Orissa [3376];
Pondicherry [3366];
Punjab [3377];
Rajasthan [3028];
Sikkim [1947];
Tamil Nadu [3027];
Uttar Pradesh [3144];
West Bengal [3119];
Malaysia (N) [2111];
Myanmar (N) [235, 1914, 1942];
Nepal (N) [235, 285, 2898, 3369];
Pakistan (I) [1938];
Peninsular Malaysia (N) [2111];
Sri Lanka (N) [3705];
Thailand (N) [235, 285, 1942];
Vietnam (N) [235, 285]
LITERATURE POINTERS:
Description [1928, 1938, 1942, 1947, 2111, 3140, 3386, 3465, 3705]
; Illustration [235, 285, 1942]
DESCRIPTORS:
Climbing: Not climbing [2111]
; Conservation Status: Not Threatened
; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS
; Habit: Tree [2111]
; Lifespan: Perennial [2111]
; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1994/1995 Lewis GP
; Source(s): 1992 (Phytochem.) Southon I & Bowes I, 1993 Polhill RM, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P
USES:
Fibre [3587];
Medicine [3587];
Wood [1947, 3587]
NOTES:
Craib (1928) mentions a var. horrida Ridley, but is doubtful. [2832]
Niyomdham (1992) treats this as a variety of E.stricta (q.v.). [3046]
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